Yuya Kubo

Yuya Kubo (久保 裕也, Kubo Yuya, born December 24, 1993) is a Japanese football player. He played for the Japan national team.

Yuya Kubo
Kubo at Young Boys in 2014
Personal information
Full name Yuya Kubo
Date of birth (1993-12-24) December 24, 1993
Place of birth Yamaguchi, Yamaguchi, Japan
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 FC Cincinnati
Youth career
2009–2011 Kyoto Sanga FC
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2011–2013 Kyoto Sanga FC 66 (18)
2013–2016 Young Boys 104 (26)
2017–2019 Gent 62 (22)
2019 →Nürnberg (loan) 22 (1)
2020– FC Cincinnati 19 (3)
National team
2016–2018 Japan 13 (2)
Honours
Kyoto Sanga FC
Runner-upEmperor's Cup2011
Representing  Japan
AFC U-23 Asian Cup
Gold medal – first place2016 Qatar
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of end of the 2020 season

Biography

Kubo was born in Yamaguchi on December 24, 1993. He joined J2 League club Kyoto Sanga FC from their youth team in 2011. Kyoto won the 2nd place in the 2011 Emperor's Cup. In June 2013, he moved to Swiss Super League club Young Boys. He played for the club 104 matches and scored 26 goals. In January 2017, he moved to Belgian First Division A club Gent. He played many matches in 2 seasons. In August 2018, he moved to German Bundesliga club Nürnberg on loan. However Nurnberg was relegated to 2. Bundesliga end of the 2018/19 season. In June 2019, he returned to Gent. In January 2020, he moved to Major League Soccer club FC Cincinnati.

In 2016, Kubo played for the Japan U-23 national team at 2016 AFC U-23 Championship. Japan won the champions and qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics. However he could not participate 2016 Summer Olympics because BSC Young Boys deny his dispatch.[1] On November 11, 2016, Kubo debuted for the Japan national team against Oman. He played 13 games and scored 2 goals for Japan until 2018.

Statistics

[2][3]

Club statistics League CupLeague CupContinentalTotal
SeasonClubLeague AppsGoals AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
JapanLeague Emperor's Cup J.League Cup AsiaTotal
2011Kyoto Sanga FCJ2 League301032--3312
201220100--201
201316700--167
SwitzerlandLeague Schweizer Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2013/14Young BoysSwiss Super League34732-00379
2014/1527510-102387
2015/1629920-40359
2016/1714524-822411
BelgiumLeague Belgian Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2016/17GentFirst Division A171100--1711
2017/18371130-204211
2018/192000-0020
GermanyLeague DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal EuropeTotal
2018/19NürnbergBundesliga22110--231
BelgiumLeague Belgian Cup League Cup EuropeTotal
2019/20GentFirst Division A6011-52123
United StatesLeague U.S. Open Cup MLS Cup Playoffs North AmericaTotal
2020FC CincinnatiMajor League Soccer193---193
2021
CountryJapan 661832--6920
Switzerland 1042675-22413335
Belgium 622241-727325
Germany 22110--231
United States 193---193
Total 273701580029631784

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Japan national team
YearAppsGoals
201620
201792
201820
Total132

References
  1. favsports.net
  2. Yuya Kubo at National-Football-Teams.com
  3. Yuya Kubo at J.League (in Japanese)
  4. Japan National Football Team Database(in Japanese)

Other websites


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